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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 2015.
Events
- January 21 – BBC launches a six-part dramatization of Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.[1]
- March 8 – BBC launches new adaptation of Winston Graham's Poldark series.[2][3]
- March 19 – Kim Thúy's novel Ru wins 2015 edition of Canada Reads.[4]
- July 7 – Jeff Lindsay releases final novel in "Dexter" series, writing off Dexter Morgan two years after final episode in the TV adaptation.[5]
- c. October 14 – Start of Causeway Bay Books disappearances: Five staff of the political bookseller Causeway Bay Books in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, go missing, apparently detained by mainland Chinese authorities.
- November 10 – Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, acquires its twelve millionth book, a unique copy of Shelley's subversive Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things by a "Gentleman of the University of Oxford", published in 1811.[6]
- English author Iain Pears' novel Arcadia is accompanied as an electronic book by an interactive app allowing readers to switch between multiple narratives.[7]
Anniversaries
- January 4 – 50th anniversary of the death of Anglo-American poet T. S. Eliot.
- April 23 – centenary of the death of English poet Rupert Brooke, on active service.
- June – centenary of the publication of T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".
- June 10 – centenary of Saul Bellow's birth.
- June 13 – 150th anniversary of W. B. Yeats, who was born on this date in 1865.[8]
- September 26 – 75th anniversary of his death of Walter Benjamin
- October – centenary of the publication of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung).
- November 26 – 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.[9]
- October 21 – 75th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.
- December 21 – 75th anniversary of the death of American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- December 23 – bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen's Emma.
New books
Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated:
Fiction
- André Alexis – Fifteen Dogs
- Claudia Amengual – Cartagena (April 28)
- Margaret Atwood – The Heart Goes Last
- Paul Beatty – The Sellout (March 3)
- Pierce Brown – Golden Son (January 6)
- Graeme Macrae Burnet – His Bloody Project (Scotland November 5)
- Raymond Carver – Beginners (September 15)
- Jonathan Franzen – Purity (September 1)
- Sarah Hall – The Wolf Border (UK)
- Paula Hawkins – The Girl on the Train (January 13)
- Lawrence Hill – The Illegal
- John Irving – Avenue of Mysteries (November 3)
- Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant (March 3)
- Miranda July – The First Bad Man (January 13)
- Stephen King
- Finders Keepers (June 2)
- The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (November 3)
- Harper Lee – Go Set a Watchman (July 14)
- Michael Livingston – The Shards of Heaven (November 24)
- Tom McCarthy – Satin Island (UK)
- Ian McDonald – Luna: New Moon September 17
- Toni Morrison – God Help the Child (April 21)
- Ottessa Moshfegh – Eileen (August)
- Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹) – Wind/Pinball: Two Novels (August 4)
- Chigozie Obioma – The Fishermen
- Orhan Pamuk – A Strangeness in My Mind (October 20)
- Sunjeev Sahota – The Year of the Runaways (UK June)
- John Scalzi – The End of All Things (August 11)
- Roger Scruton – The Disappeared (March 5)
- Neal Stephenson – Seveneves (May 19)
- Anne Tyler – A Spool of Blue Thread
- Guy Vanderhaeghe – Daddy Lenin and Other Stories
- Hanya Yanagihara – A Little Life
Children and young people
- Frances Hardinge – The Lie Tree (UK May 7)
- Carol Morley – 7 Miles Out
- Rick Riordan
- Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes (August 18)
- The Sword of Summer (October 6)
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
- Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips - The Misfit Economy
- Robert Hughes – The Spectacle of Skill: Selected Writings (November 17)
- Marilynne Robinson – The Givenness of Things: Essays (October 27)
- Edmund de Waal – The White Road. A Pilgrimage of Sorts (porcelain)
Biography and memoirs
- Alexander, Elizabeth. The Light of the World: A Memoir. New York: Grand Central Publishing.
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- Gordon, Kim. Girl in a Band. New York: Dey Street Books.
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- Parini, Jay. Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal. New York: Doubleday.
- Sacks, Oliver. Gratitude. New York: Knopf.
- Scurr, Ruth. John Aubrey: My Own Life. London: Chatto & Windus.
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Literary criticism
- Manguel, Alberto. Curiosity. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press.
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Music and musicians
- Björk: Archives (30 March)
- David Masciotra. Mellencamp: American Troubadour. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky (18 February)
- Metallica. NewYork: Bloomsbury Academic. (24 September)
Politics and government
- Hedges, Chris. Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt. New York: Nation Books.
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- Hedges, Chris. Wages of Rebellion: The Moral Imperative of Revolt. New York: Nation Books.
Science
- Silberman, Steve. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. New York: Avery.
Deaths
- January 1 – Miller Williams, American poet, 84 (born 1930)[10][11]
- January 4 – Michele Serros, American novelist, poet, and staff writer, 48 (born 1966)[12][13]
- January 10 – Robert Stone, American novelist, 77 (born 1937)[14]
- January 12 – John Bayley, novelist and critic, 89 (born 1925)[15]
- January 25 – John Leggett, American author and academic, 97 (born 1917)
- January 27 – Suzette Haden Elgin, American linguist and science fiction author, 78 (born 1936)
- January 28 – Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic, 90 (born 1924)
- January 29 – Colleen McCullough, Australian author, 77 (born 1937)[16]
- February 6
- André Brink, South African novelist and professor of literature, (born 1935)
- Assia Djebar, Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker, (born 1936)
- February 14 – Philip Levine, American poet and poet l, 87 (born 1928)[17][18]
- February 26
- Fritz J. Raddatz, German feuilleton writer, essayist and biographer (suicide, born 1931)[19]
- Avijit Roy, Bangladeshi-American writer, 42 (stabbed, born 1972)[20]
- February 28 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish writer and intellectual (born 1923)
- March 12 – Sir Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels, 66 (posterior cortical atrophy, born 1948)
- March 18 – Grace Ogot, Kenyan writer, 84 (born 1930)
- March 26 – Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and Nobel prizewinner, 83 (born 1931)[21][22]
- April 9 – Ivan Doig, American novelist, 75 (born 1939).[23]
- April 13
- Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist, 74 (lung cancer, born 1940)
- Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and Nobel prizewinner, 87 (lung infection, born 1927)
- May 2 – Ruth Rendell, English crime and thriller writer, 85 (born 1930)[24]
- June 19 – James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer, 90 (born 1925)[25][26]
- July 21 – E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, 84 (born 1931)
- July 31 – Alan Cheuse, American writer and radio reviewer, 75 (born 1940)
- August 30 – Oliver Sacks, British neurologist whose case histories inspired Hilary Mantel and Brian Friel, 82 (born 1933)[27][28]
- October 2 – Brian Friel, Irish playwright and short-story writer, 86 (born 1929)
- October 5 – Henning Mankell, Swedish novelist, children’s author and playwright, 67 (born 1948)
- October 15 – Paul West, English-born American novelist, poet and essayist, 85 (born 1930)
- October 18 – Gamal El-Ghitani, Egyptian novelist and cultural critic, 70 (born 1945)[29]
- November 30:
- Dan Fante, American author and playwright, 71 (born 1944)
- Hazel Holt, English novelist, 87 (born 1928)
- November 30 – Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan scholar and writer, 75 (born 1940)[30]
- December 5 – William McIlvanney, Scottish novelist, short-story writer and poet, 79 (born 1936)
Awards
- Akutagawa Prize, Japan: Masatsugu Ono for 9 Nen Mae no Inori (A Prayer Nine Years Ago) [31]
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, U.S.: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
- Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction: How to Be Both by Ali Smith[32]
- Camões Prize, Portugal: Hélia Correia
- Dayne Ogilvie Prize, Canada: Alex Leslie
- Desmond Elliott Prize, U.K.: Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller[33]
- DSC Prize for South Asian Literature: The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri, India
- Folio Prize, U.K.: Family Life by Akhil Sharma[34]
- German Book Prize: Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969 by Frank Witzel
- Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings, Macedonia: Bei Dao (China) [35]
- Goldsmiths Prize, U.K.: Beatlebone by Kevin Barry[36]
- Gordon Burn Prize, U.K.: In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile by Dan Davies[37]
- Governor General's Award for English-language fiction, Canada: Guy Vanderhaeghe, Daddy Lenin and Other Stories
- Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, Canada: Nicolas Dickner, Six degrés de liberté
- For other categories see 2015 Governor General's Awards
- Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française: Les Prépondérants by Hédi Kaddour; 2084: la fin du monde by Boualem Sansal
- International Prize for Arabic Fiction: The Italian by Shukri Mabkhout, Tunisia
- International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: Harvest by Jim Crace
- Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award: Blue Is the Night by Eoin McNamee[38]
- Man Booker Prize: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
- Miguel de Cervantes Prize: Fernando del Paso
- Miles Franklin Award: The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Laguna[39]
- National Book Award for Fiction, U.S.: Fortune Smiles By Adam Johnson
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction:
- NBCCA Finalists:[40]
- Paul Beatty, “The Sellout”
- Lauren Groff, “Fates and Furies”
- Valeria Luiselli, “The Story of My Teeth,” translated by Christina MacSweeney
- Anthony Marra, “The Tsar of Love and Techno”
- Ottessa Moshfegh, “Eileen”
- NBCCA Finalists:[40]
- Nobel Prize in Literature: Svetlana Alexievich, Belarus
- PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish
- PEN Center USA 2015 Fiction Award: Robert Thomas, Bridge[41]
- Premio Planeta de Novela, Spain: Hombres desnudos by Alicia Giménez-Bartlett; La isla de Alice by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
- Premio Strega, Italy: Nicola Lagioia
- Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing, U. S.: David Hackett Fischer
- Prix Goncourt: Boussole by Mathias Énard
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, U.S.: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr[42]
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: U.S.: Digest by Gregory Pardlo
- RBC Taylor Prize, Canada: They Left Us Everything by Plum Johnson
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, Canada: André Alexis, Fifteen Dogs
- Russian Booker Prize: Vera by Alexander Snegirev
- Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction, U.K.: Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman
- Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada: André Alexis, Fifteen Dogs
- Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, U.K.: The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling
- Whiting Awards, U.S.:
- Fiction: Leopoldine Core, Dan Josefson, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
- Nonfiction: Elena Passarello
- Plays: Lucas Hnath, Anne Washburn
- Poetry: Anthony Carelli, Aracelis Girmay, Jenny Johnson, Roger Reeves
- W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, U.S.: Redeployment by Phil Klay[43]
See also
References
- ^ Conlan, Tara (18 January 2015). "Wolf Hall sticks to England after director rejects plan to film in Belgium". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Poldark on TV. Accessed 24 March 2015
- ^ "Poldark turns the other cheek in new BBC adaptation", 6 March 2015. Accessed 24 March 2015
- ^ "'Ru' by Montreal's Kim Thuy wins CBC's 'Canada Reads' competition". Brandon Sun, March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Final Dexter book says farewell to serial killer Dexter Morgan", Entertainment Weekly, July 7, 2015. Accessed 23 September 2015
- ^ "Shelley's Poetical Essay: The Bodleian Libraries' 12 millionth book". Oxford: Bodleian Library. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ Pears, Iain (20 August 2015). "Why you need an app to understand my novel". The Guardian.
- ^ WB Yeats at 150 with The Irish Times
- ^ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – 150th Anniversary website. Accessed 23 September 2015
- ^ "Poet Miller Williams, 84, dies". NWADG.com.
- ^ "Silliman's Blog". ronsilliman.blogspot.com.
- ^ Suzanne Gamboa. "Michele Serros, Who Wrote About Bicultural Life, Dies". NBC News.
- ^ McKinnon, Lisa (January 5, 2015) 'Chicana Role Model' author, Oxnard native Serros succumbs to cancer at 48
- ^ Hillel Italie, The Associated Press. "Novelist Robert Stone, known for 'Dog Soldiers' dies at 77". Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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- ^ Fox, Margalit (29 January 2015). "Colleen McCullough, Author of 'The Thorn Birds,' Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ Nobody Was Writing Poetry of This World Like Philip Levine (1928–2015) – from "Harriet the Blog" at The Poetry Foundation website.
- ^ "Former poet laureate Philip Levine, a champion of the working class, dies at 87". Bookmarks.
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- ^ IANS (26 February 2015). "Bangladeshi writer attacked, dies in hospital". business-standard.com.
- ^ "Sweden's Tomas Transtromer, Nobel prize-winning poet, dies at 83". Reuters.
- ^ "Silliman's Blog". ronsilliman.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Award-winning author Ivan Doig, who chronicled the American West, dies at 75". Times Colonist.
- ^ "Author Ruth Rendell dies aged 85". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "James Salter, a 'Writer's Writer' Short on Sales but Long on Acclaim, Dies at 90". The New York Times. 20 June 2015.
- ^ "James Salter, America's 'most underrated underrated author', dies at 90". Telegraph.co.uk. 20 June 2015.
- ^ Hilary Mantel. "My hero: Oliver Sacks by Hilary Mantel". the Guardian.
- ^ "How work of Sacks stuck in mind of playwright Friel". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Acclaimed Egyptian novelist Gamal el-Ghitani dies at 70 – The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
- ^ "Fatema Mernissi (1940-2015)". Nomadics.
- ^ "Ono wins Akutagawa literary award; Nishi wins Naoki Prize". The Japan Times. January 16, 2015.
- ^ Lusher, Adam (3 June 2015). "Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 winner: Ali Smith triumphs with How to Be Both". The Independent. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Claire Fuller wins debut-novel Desmond Elliott Prize". BBC News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Mark Brown (23 March 2015). "Akhil Sharma wins Folio prize for fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Chinese poet Bei Dao is the winner of the "Golden Wreath" 2015". Struga Poetry Evenings. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Flood, Alison (11 November 2015). "Novel about John Lennon and primal screaming wins Goldsmiths prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Journalist wins award for Jimmy Savile book". BBC News. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Doyle, Martin (27 May 2015). "Eoin McNamee's Blue is the Night wins €15,000 Kerry Group Irish Novel of Year Award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Miles Franklin Literary Award: Sofie Laguna wins for novel The Eye Of The Sheep". ABC News, 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ National Book Critics Circle: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES ITS FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2015 – Critical Mass Blog
- ^ Los Angeles Times (10 September 2015). "Claudia Rankine and Meghan Daum lead 2015 PEN Literary Awards". latimes.com.
- ^ Flood, Alison (21 April 2015). "Pulitzer prize for fiction goes to All the Light We Cannot See". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "'Redeployment' by Phil Klay wins the 2015 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award 'for Excellence in Military Fiction'".
External links
- Books in 2015: the essential literary calendar from Books | The Guardian | January 2, 2015
- The most eagerly awaited fiction of 2015 from Books | The Guardian | December 29, 2014